EVERGREEN BLOG

My name is Alexandra Mandewo and I am more than thrilled to be able to watch Black Umfolosi perform at Evergreen Cultural Centre on March 25. Black Umofolosi is a Zimbabwean acapella group that shows the true essence of the Zimbabwean culture through their music and...

There are colleagues you work with that just make your work environment that much better and this month's staff feature is one of those people. Sadly her contract is up at the end of the month and we will miss her. Meet our Curatorial Assistant - Chantelle! What is...

Dear Loyal Patron, It’s that time again. As we enjoy the final productions of our Theatre and Indie Series, it is time to launch a brand new season of Theatre! The six shows in our 2018-19 Theatre Series include three Arts Club offerings: The Piano Teacher, a moving...

VIDEO -- Meet David Mann, Performing Arts Manager at the Evergreen. March is here and we've got LOTS of great shows this month. From a Great Big Sea founding member, an Arts Club on Tour award-winning production, to Zimbabwean musical treasures, to great family...

The Evergreen staff is like a small family… dysfunctional at times, but always supportive of each other! We have a lot of fun here and our people are the best part of working here so — here it goes! Meet our Marketing Manager – ANDREA! How long have you worked at the...

As we wind down from the holiday season and start 2018 with a clean slate, our wallets may still be feeling the pinch from an over zealous gift-giving season. Here are our top tips for still being able to keep that night out with family and friends in the budget at...

All roads and trains lead to the Evergreen Cultural Centre... this is turning out to be the hottest place in town! We are so excited to be kicking off our 21st season. After a stellar 2016-2017 season, staff at the Evergreen are lining things up for another terrific...

You may recognize my cheerful voice from the other end of the line, helping you find the best seats to a popular show, or my bespectacled face from behind the little windowpane, hunting for your tickets on opening night. My name is Randi, and I work here at Evergreen...

The important thing to remember is that it takes twenty-six minutes - from frozen - to cook a hamburger on your standard theatre spotlight. This is the story of the space. It's not the same standing on the outside of thousands of tonnes of concrete, looking at this...

6 Guitars premiered in the 2010 Orlando International Fringe Festival where it was greeted with sold out houses and standing ovations. Since then is has travelled internationally becoming one of the most successful shows from the Canadian Fringe Festival Circuit by...

We couldn't be more excited about Jayme Stone bringing his newest album to Evergreen this November. We were trying to come up with a list of reasons why you would love their new album and should see them in concert, but then it occurred to us that the songs alone...

So you've heard that Red Rock Diner features the best songs of the 1950s all in one rockin' musical. But which songs are included in that list? Well, they're the songs that DJ Red Robinson helped popularize over the airwaves in Vancouver throughout that youthful and...

It's like Oscar nominations in the play writing world this morning as the nominees for the 2015 Governor General's Awards for Drama were announced. It's a great honour to be nominated and a sign that your play will likely enter the burgeoning canon of Canadian...

Hello out there, around the world and in the universe! Welcome once again to another instalment of getting to know our staff at Evergreen. This morning we're learning a little more about Michael Charrois. Let's get to it! What department do you work at in Evergreen?...

Hello out there, around the world and in the universe! Welcome once again to another instalment of getting to know our staff at Evergreen. Today, I have Jon-Paul Walden telling us like it is! Take it away Jon-Paul! What department do you work at in Evergreen? I am the...

Hello out there, around the world and in the universe! I'm writing to you from my desk at the Evergreen Cultural Centre in beautiful Coquitlam, British Columbia. Today and hopefully many upcoming Friday's, I will be asking my colleagues some questions - nothing too...

Pete Seeger had an upbringing steeped in music. His father, Charles, taught music at the University of California, Berkeley and his mother, Constance de Clyver Edson Seeger, was a concert violinist. His half-sister, Peggy, would become an eminent folk musician...

Pete Seeger was a legendary figure in the American folk movement. He was a civil rights activist, an environmentalist and a constant advocate for the disadvantaged in American society. He sang in defense of the poor, the oppressed, and the exploited; and always to...